The ACC had a tough first month of the 2025-26 women's college basketball season.

Duke sits below .500. NC State lost to Rhode Island . Stanford just lost to FGCU . Michigan blitzed Notre Dame by 39 points. Virginia lost to UMBC . Virginia Tech got upset by James Madison .

The ACC's list of disappointing results is much longer than a typical November for what is historically the best or second-best conference in the country.

The SEC, on the other hand, has lived up to its reputation as one of the best leagues in the nation. Six SEC teams are still unbeaten. Texas and South Carolina just played each other in the Players Era championship game in Las Vegas -- the game of the year so far -- with the Longhorns prevailing on a Rori Harmon jumper with 0.7 seconds lef

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